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Oxford Conference Center brings in $850K in revenue in 2023

The Oxford Conference Center had a good year in 2023 and 2024 is looking bright as well. On ...

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Former Booneville basketball coach sentenced for child exploitation

A former Booneville High School assistant basketball coach was sentenced Wednesday to serve 10 years in prison following ...

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Grisham Fellows find UM family during visit

Laurel, Newton high school students meet faculty, staff, students; explore options for college By Edwin Smith University of ...

Cold Front Triggers Sharp Temperature Drop in Oxford

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Help available for high utility bills

Record energy use during cold snap By Alyssa Schnugg Senior reporter Many Lafayette County and Oxford residents are ...

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Sales, tourism tax continue climb

Rebs have 31 home dates this spring By Alyssa Schnugg Senior reporter The city of Oxford’s sales and ...

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CenterPoint Energy sells its Louisiana, Mississippi natural gas assets

Sold to Bernhard Capital Partners for $1.2 billion News release CenterPoint Energy, Inc. announced Feb. 20 the sale ...

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Oxford Film Festival lineup released ahead of March 21-24 event

Officials with the Oxford Film Festival, which is set for March 21-24, have announced the lineup of official ...

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13 UM students named inaugural Stamps Impact Prize winners

By Tina H. Hahn University of Mississippi Communications Administrators of the Stamps Impact Prize, a new competitive award ...

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Victims in Abbeville house fire identified

The couple who died in a house on Monday in Abbeville have been identified as long-time Lafayette County ...

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‘Annihilation’ author to speak at Honors convocation

Research symposium to be held before Feb. 26 event in Ford Center By Erin Garrett University of Mississippi ...

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Ole Miss baseball dugout named for loyal Rebels

Johnsons’ $1M gift to UM athletics boosts facility efforts By Bill Dabney University of Mississippi Communications As the ...

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Tom Franklin wins prestigious Harper Lee Award

Author, English professor to be honored in March at Alabama festival By Edwin Smith University communications Tom Franklin ...

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Old-time piano playing contest celebrates 50th anniversary

Contestants of all ages will be converging on Oxford to vie for trophies and cash prizes totaling a ...

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More details released on cemetery vandalism

The Lafayette County Sheriff’s Department released additional information about the vandalism at Union Grove Cemetery that occurred Monday ...

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Women’s Council program helps UM students’ dreams come true

Global Leadership Circle funds ‘experience of a lifetime’ By Jonathan Scott For about as long as she can ...

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Inaugural Casey Jones Blues Fest ushers in spring in Water Valley

On Saturday, March 23, the Water Valley Main Street Association will hold its first Casey Jones Blues Festival. ...

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ABBA music at the Ford Center

ABBA fans gathered on Feb. 10 night at the Ford Center for Performing Arts on the Ole Miss ...

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New phase of community partnership program focuses on Oxford

Projects include outreach to Spanish-speaking community, strengthening food security initiatives By Erin Garrett The University of Mississippi is ...

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Oxford School District’s fiscal responsibility upgrades credit rating

S&P Global Ratings has announced an upgrade in the credit rating of the Oxford School District from AA- ...

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Former Itawamba Community College Honor Society adviser arrested for embezzlement

On Feb. 12, State Auditor Shad White announced special agents from his office arrested Robin Lowe, the former ...

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Monday is new voter registration deadline for primary election

Any Mississippian who has yet to register to vote must register by Monday, Feb. 12, in order to ...

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Attorney Mike Watts appointed new Oxford Municipal Court judge

The city of Oxford has a new Municipal Court Judge. The Oxford Board of Aldermen met for a ...

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